Crates and Equipment for your Office Relocation or Move

Moving office is usually an exciting milestone, marking the growth of a business or a new strategy. Whether you are moving to a new office or you are relocating internally, many companies do not realise how challenging the actual physical move of your office relocation can be. The process of moving office can be made so much easier by using our crate hire service and utilising our packaging products. Armed with the right equipment to move your business there’s no reason why you shouldn’t be celebrating a successful office move in no time.

 

Crate Hire UK is one of the largest online crate hire and packaging specialists in the UK. Having helped many businesses with their office moves, we like you understand the importance of controlling business costs. By utilising our affordable crate rental option you can benefit from a flexible alternative to purchasing crates helping release valuable cash that would otherwise be tied up in equipment. We also offer an extensive range of appropriate office packing materials so that your valuable office items will be packed professionally and safely. 

 

At Crate Hire UK we supply a wide range of commercial and public sectors with our range of hire crates and handling equipment. Our many clients who hire crates include Governments, Solicitors, Councils, Colleges, Schools, Hospitals, Libraries and Facilities Management companies.

 

Whatever your office move needs, we can supply it for you. From server crates to roll cages and from sack barrows to bubble wrap we aim to be your true office move packaging partner. Whether you are moving a small department within an office or the whole building you can trust in Crate Hire UK to provide everything you need for your office move.

 

Our plastic moving crates are without doubt the best solution for your office move. They are incredibly robust, can be nested and stacked, provide extra protection for high value items such as computers and servers and can be securely sealed using our crate security seals. For more information, please view our range of plastic hire crates.

 

We would advise that for added protection for your items during storage and transport you pack your crates using bubble wrap, packing paper and packing tape from our range of crate packaging accessories. For further information, please view our range of crate packaging accessories.

 

Once your crates are fully packed, securely sealed and ready to go you will find using our crate skates and sack barrows a great help. Available to rent on a weekly basis you will find them a cost effective solution too. For further details, please view our range of crate handling equipment to hire.

 

Online Crate Ordering Made Simple

Our online crate and packaging shop has been designed to make ordering easy, secure and cost effective. Ordering your hire crates, packaging and handling equipment for your office move couldn’t be simpler. Packed with useful features such as our office move calculator, set package options and our fully integrated crate rental hire booking system, your order can be placed within 3 easy steps.

 

Office Move Calculator 

Our office move crate calculator,

calculates a unique crate hire package. This is based on our many years experience of moving offices and the number of staff you are looking to move. Simply enter the number of people relocating offices or moving internally and you will be presented with a complete hire package recommendation to move your colleagues. You have the option to amend the equipment volumes before adding to your shopping basket if you feel you need to.

 

 

Use our office move calculator and book your recommended crate hire package for your office move.

 

 

Set Crate Packages

If it's not a tailored package you require why not use our set package option. You will find everything you need for your office move including plastic hire crates, bubble wrap, crate labels, crate skates and handling equipment. We have a choice of 6 packages depending on how large or small your office move is.

 

For more information, please view our affordable crate hire packages.

 

 

Online Crate Booking System

Our 3 step ordering process has been designed specifically to easily book crate rental and purchase packaging online. Choose individual crates, a set package or a tailored crate hire solution. Choose you rental location and hire period and finally select your payment method. There is no need to register an account with us to book our hire crates or packages.

 

For further information on booking crates online, please view our detailed guide on how to order.

Hire Crates Delivered to Your Offices

By working with the right crate hire and packaging company you can be sure to get the right crates delivered at the right time, every time.  This means that your business is ready to go on that "first morning" in your new office. 

 

We carry a huge stock of moving crates of all shapes and sizes, ready to deliver to your door anywhere in the UK. Our rental crates can be delivered next day if ordered before 4pm, helping to give our customers complete flexibility when needing to rent a crate.  We can also offer timed deliveries if this is required, simply select the timed delivery option when placeing your order. Our office moving crates will be delivered on your requested day, clean and ready to be packed.

 

"Rent a crate from us for the office move ahead." 

 

 

 

Our Crate Hire UK Services

As you would expect from Crate Hire UK we also provide other great services to help you move and relocate. Our other services include.

 

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• Online Removals Packaging

• Crate Hire for Moving Home

• Handling Equipment Hire

• Next Day Crate and Packaging Delivery

• Timed Crate Delivery

 

If you are interested in moving a house or home please view our range of house moving crates and boxes, alternatively if you are needing a way of handling your hire crates, please view our crate handling equipment products for more information.

 

Tips for Moving an Office

Here are a few tips for moving offices as provided by one of our valued customers. Please note the tips are a guideline only for an office relocation.

 

Four to Six Months Before Moving

• Create a master checklist of tasks for your office move

• Look to choose a competent move coordinator

• Meet with the new building manager if applicable

• Plan out the layout of the new office 

• Set your budget for moving offices and stick to it

• Carefully choose the day in which you wish or need to move offices

• Communicate the general moving arrangements to all employees

• Start to look and choose contractors based on references

• Obtain all necessary permits needed for the move

• Order and arrange phone and fax numbers to be diverted

 

Two To Four Months Before Moving Office

• Find and arrange an office mover

• Organise the signage for your new premises

• Organise commercial cleaners for existing and new offices

• Change all stationery with new address

• Organise internet access at new offices

• Ensure IT server room is suitable for server relocation

• Design new office space departmental layout

• Order all office furniture if needed desks, pedestals, chairs and filing cabinets

 

Between One and Two Months Before Moving Office

• Assign office space to employees and individuals

• Start to clear out all unwanted clutter and dispose of junk

• Communicate office relocation to suppliers and customers

• Update your website to ring the changes

• Collect insurance proposals for your new building or office

• Ensure monitored alarm system and any CCTV is present and serviced at new building

• Start to build out new office ccording to new layout

 

One Month Before The Office Move

• Create an asset inventory for all items to be moved

• Organise any storage needed for property that will not be moved

• Book moving crates and packaging for your office move

• Start to pack up common areas

• Ensure new office furniture and systems are being installed

• Ensure new phone system is being installed

• Order utilities including electricity and gas if applicable

• Notify Post Office of the change of address for all future post

 

One Week Before Moving

• Start to pack up personal spaces and desks 

  Start to break down the IT infrastructure with minimal disruption

• Start to take down office systems furniture

• Label all plastic moving crates correctly to avoid confusion

• Ensure all data is backed up 

• Empty, defrost and clean any freezers and fridges

• Inspect the new office and premises

• Distribute keys to access the building 

• Make sure all important client meetings are not scheduled 

 

On The Day of The Move

• Ensure most employees are not involved on the day

• Profide beverages and food for all helpers and movers

• Protect main moving accesses and paths

• Relocate all office plants

• Create a  "Lost and Found" for the old office

• Contract clean old offices

• Collect all keys to the old office and distribute as necessary

• Arrange an informal welcome meeting for the fist day with all employees

After the Move

• Ensure all moving crates are unpacked, nested and available for collection

 

 

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